Acute Wallerian degeneration of middle cerebellar peduncles due to basilar artery thrombosis

Abstract

Wallerian degeneration (WD) is the process of demyelination and disintegration of the distal axonal segment following the interruption of the axonal integrity or damage to the neuron. We report a patient having WD of middle cerebellar peduncles due to pontine infarction caused by basilar artery thrombosis. We review the anatomy and discuss the pathogenesis of this condition.

Keywords

• basilar artery thrombosis
• demyelination
• diffusion-weighted imaging
• middle cerebellar peduncle
• wallerian degeneration